pochwa

See also: pochwą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pochwa, from Proto-Slavic *poxъva. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Latin vāgīna (“scabbard”). Cognate with Belarusian по́хва (póxva), Czech pochva, and Ukrainian пі́хва (píxva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.xfa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔxfa
• Syllabification: po‧chwa

Noun

pochwa f (diminutive pochewka)

2. vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)

   Synonym: wagina

3. sheath, holster, scabbard

Declension

Declension of pochwa

	singular	plural
nominative	pochwa	pochwy
genitive	pochwy	pochew
dative	pochwie	pochwom
accusative	pochwę	pochwy
instrumental	pochwą	pochwami
locative	pochwie	pochwach
vocative	pochwo	pochwy

Derived terms

adjectives

• pochwiasty
• pochwowaty
• pochwowy

 

nouns

• pochwica
• pochworogie

 

Further reading

• pochwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pochwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN